Janice Robinson Newborn Janice Newborn, longtime staff in general church ministries and originator of the Disciples Women’s Woman-to-Woman program, passed away April 21, 2020, in Claremont, CA, at the age of 91. She was the spouse of the Rev. Ernest J. Newborn, Sr., who passed away in November of 2019. Executive Director of Disciples Women. Rev. Dr. […]
Overseas Ministries
Global Ministries’ area executives to share updates on partners
Global Ministries is hosting COVID-19 Facebook Live updates from area executives. These updates will include information about how partners are experiencing and responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The brief update will conclude in a prayer. The full schedule is as follows: Thursday, April 16, 3 PM ET – Peter Makari, Area Executive for the Middle East […]
Update on mission co-workers of Global Ministries
Witnessing in the time of COVID-19: An update on Global Ministries Mission Co-workers provided by Global Ministries staff The COVID-19 public health emergency continues to change and evolve each day, impacting many of our lives. It has disrupted plans, regular programming, and routines, leaving many feeling uncertain. In the midst of this, Global Ministries, mission […]
General ministries respond to the COVID-19 outbreak
The Office of General Minister and President (OGMP) is one of many ministries responding to protect the well-being of Disciples across the United States and Canada. “Even as our staff is making every effort to practice social distancing, we are staying in close contact with regions and general ministries to determine how we can support one another […]
Bring global perspectives to your congregation
from Global Ministries The world is smaller than ever before. What happens to our neighbors all over the world matters to us. We are all part of one human family – all God’s children no matter where we may live. Because of this, sharing global perspectives in worship and congregational life is extremely valuable if […]
First response: a behind-the-scenes look at response and resource distribution
Submitted by Week of Compassion There are many phases of disaster response – from the immediate needs of water, food, and shelter, to long-term needs like livelihood programs and psycho-social support – and everything in between. While you often hear stories about the initial responses, and see updates on the progress of rebuilding through Week […]
